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Week of January 25, 2013
The only cops you can trust are Internal Affairs. First up…
End of Watch
The end of most police officers' watch is typically when they begin their bouncer gig at the local strip club.
During their downtime, however, the partners in this crime-drama make movies, and start families.
Brian (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an ex-Marine turned LAPD who is video documenting his and his partner Mike’s (Michael Peña) beat in South Central.
Off duty, Brian begins dating Janet (Anna Kendrick), while Mike and his wife work on their second child.
Off duty, Brian begins dating Janet (Anna Kendrick), while Mike and his wife work on their second child.
While on patrol the pair uncover a human trafficking ring, which makes them the target of a Latino gang hired by the traffickers.
A composite of found-footage from Brian’s vlog and the gang-bangers personal camcorder, End of Watch is an authentic look at police duty - it’s pluses and pitfalls.
Unfortunately, the flip-flopping footage is confusing and the ending is kind of racist.
Besides, once cops have cameras then they'll want grips and gaffers too. 0
The Paperboy
In the news business these days, the job of paperboy is almost as unheard of as the position of fact checker.
In the summer of 1969, however, delivering newspapers - as depicted in this crime-drama - was commonplace.
When his older brother Ward (Matthew McConaughey) - a journalist - returns home to exonerate death-row inmate Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), Jack (Zac Efron) falls for Charlotte (Nicole Kidman), the woman who hired Ward and his writing partner Yardley (David Oyelowo) to clear Hillary’s name.
While working on the article, both writers have shameful secrets revealed that threaten to end their investigation.
Elsewhere, Jack’s infatuation with his first love Charlotte causes him to put his brother in a precarious position with Hillary.
A monotonous mystery stained with seedy characters, sexual depravity and embarrassing performances, The Paperboy does not deliver.
Incidentally, the decrease in neighbourhood paperboys probably accounts for the drop off in B&E’s. 0
***Scene of the Crime Beat***
The Public Eye
Before snapping the shot, the key to hip crime photography is ensuring the victim is wearing Ray-Bans.
In the 1940s, however, fatalities had to be photographed wearing Bobby socks, like the ones in this crime-drama.
Known for his inexplicable ability to be at a crime scene minutes after occurring, photographer Bernzy (Joe Pesci) makes his scratch selling snaps to the rags.
One day a bar owner (Barbara Hershey) who claims she is being strong-armed by gangsters approaches Bernzy to find someone.
Blinded by his infatuation with her, he agrees.
But when that someone turns up dead, Bernzy becomes the prime suspect.
Inspired by a real-life crime photographer known for his prescient instinct, The Public Eye is a gritty crime-noir with sharp dialogue, shadowy backdrops, and a suspenseful script.
Incidentally, 1940s crime photographers make the worst fugitives since they always leave a trail of used flash bulbs in their wake.
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